Science education for a pluralist society

136 Pages·1993·9.6 MB·English

by  Reiss, Michael J. (Michael Jonathan), 1958-

DEVELOPING SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
SCIENCE
EDUCATION
FOR A
PLURALIST
SOCIETY
MICHAEL J. REISS

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Science education for
a pluralist society
DEVELOPING SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Series Editor: Brian Woolnough,
Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford
Current titles:
John Eggleston: Teaching Design and Technology
David Layton: Technology’s Challenge to Science Education
Keith Postlethwaite: Differentiated Science Teaching
Michael J. Reiss: Science Education for a Pluralist Society
Jon Scaife and Jerry Wellington: Information Technology in Science and Technology Education
Joan Solomon: Teaching Science, Technology and Society
Clive Sutton: Words, Science and Learning
Titles in preparation include:
Richard Gott and Sandra Duggan: Investigative Work in Science
Michael Poole: Beliefs and Values in Science Education
Brian Woolnough: Effective Science Teaching
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MICHAEL J. REISS
Open University Press
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First Published 1993
Copyright © Michael J. Reiss 1993
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A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library
0 335 15760 2 (pb) 0 335 15761 0 (hb)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reiss, Michael J. (Michael Jonathan), 1958-
Science education for a pluralist society / Michael J. Reiss.
p. cm. — (Developing science and technology education)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-335-15761-0. ISBN 0-335-15760-2 (pbk.)
1. Science-Study and teaching. 2. Science - Study and teaching -
Social aspects. 3. Pluralism (Social sciences). I. title.
II. Series.
Q181.R43 1993
507'.12-dc20 92-47138
CIP
Typeset by Type Study, Scarborough
Printed in Great Britain by St Edmundsbury Press,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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